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Kathy Gramling

EY Americas Consumer Industry Markets Leader

25-year consumer products and retail veteran. Integration and teaming advocate. Passionate mentor and transformative leader. Wine enthusiast.

Kathy has more than 25 years’ experience in the consumer goods and retail industry. In her role as the EY Americas Consumer Industry Markets Leader, she leads teams in aligning the right parts of our organization to resolve our consumer clients’ most pertinent issues. Kathy also serves as the global client service partner at Ernst & Young LLP for several significant consumer clients.

Kathy has deep experience across brand management, consumer and shopper marketing, multichannel, salesforce execution, trade funds management and marketing mix optimization. Prior to joining the EY organization, Kathy spent 3 years in Paris and 10 years in London leading teams across Europe and Africa.

Kathy received her BA from the College of William & Mary and her MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management.

How Kathy is building a better working world 

It’s my view that as a leader, I am in service to not only my clients, but also my peers, my teams and my EY Consumer community. In this role, it’s important to me to mentor, inspire, and open up opportunities for the next generation, for women, and for minorities both inside and outside of EY.

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